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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Moravians"”.
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A theology of persecution and Christian endurance: Cain, Abel, and a ‘Black Book of Acts’ among the St. Thomas Moravians, 1732-1740
… of the eighteenth-century St. Thomas Island Moravians, one of the first African-led, multicultural churches in the Americas. Enslaved African Christians have been overlooked among the historical narratives of those who endure faithfully under anti-Christian persecution, as scholarly focus on …
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The nutritional quality of the diet of 18th century Moravians (1775-1800) in Salem, North Carolina: a comparison of present dietary trends
… the nutritional adequacy of past diets. The Moravians of Salem, North Carolina, were the focus of this study. Various documents were examined to gather information on the crops grown, foods eaten and daily lifestyle. Seasonal diets (spring, summer, fall, winter) were reconstructed and …
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Missionary Sending and the Moravian Brethren
… that cultural liturgies among eighteenth-century Moravians resulted in their remarkably high per capita sending rate, and that these cultural liturgies can be translated and exercised by twenty-first-century churches, creating a more conducive culture for missionary sending. The research I have …
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The development of John Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection
… These elements came from his contact with the Moravians and from experience--his own and that of others.
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Unruly Sisters: Moravian Women, Dissent, and the 18th Century North Carolina Piedmont
… community. I argue that although historians of Moravians have explored the dissent in the Salem community, they have not considered the desires of Moravian women and how their environment shaped them. Moravian Elders struggled to keep their congregation in line and were greatly concerned with …
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Four Practices Correlated to a Sense of Belonging in a Church
… historical investigation includes studies of the Moravians, John Wesley’s societies, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Finkenwalde community. These three groups show remarkable commonality in the practices of mutual support, vulnerability, forgiveness, and accountability. In chapter 5, modern …
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A Scholarly Performance Edition of Selected Anthems, 24 December 1767, by Johannes Herbst, Moravian-American Composer
… Herbst's work, and it spans sixty years of the Moravians' most vigorous musical growth. In it are works by many Moravian composers, as well as representative works by important European composers of the period. The Herbst Collection is the single most important collection of extant manuscripts …
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If Not for Her Sex: The Mysterious Education of American Women, 1750-1850
… In the 1700s women that were Quakers or Moravians experienced more acceptance and open access to higher education compared to that of their non-secular counterparts. Most [Puritan] women could read, but not write, as it was not deemed necessary for their education. The women that did …
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A Theory Base and Mission-Sending Model for the South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
… Christian communities, the Waldensians, the Moravians, mission societies, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The purpose was to extract applicable missionary lessons. Factors such as the role of the leaders of these movements, beliefs, practices, training, and mission strategies were …